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La Salle and the discovery of the great West - North Central ...

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;imap504 INDEX.Jesuitism, no diminution in <strong>the</strong> <strong>Salle</strong>, 118; have a missionvital force <strong>of</strong>, 103.among <strong>the</strong> Mohawks, 118 ;planJesuits, <strong>the</strong>, <strong>the</strong>ir thoughts dwell against <strong>La</strong> <strong>Salle</strong>, 459 ; mapson <strong>the</strong> Mississippi, 6 ; <strong>La</strong> <strong>Salle</strong>'s made by, 478.connection with, 8; <strong>La</strong> <strong>Salle</strong> Jesus, Order <strong>of</strong>, 37.parts with, 9 ; influence exercisedby, 16; want no helpfrom <strong>the</strong> Sulpitians, 27 ; achange <strong>of</strong> spirit, 36, 37 ; <strong>the</strong>irbest hopes in <strong>the</strong> <strong>North</strong> <strong>and</strong><strong>West</strong>, 37 ; on <strong>the</strong> <strong>La</strong>kes, 37labor to explore <strong>the</strong> coppermines <strong>of</strong> <strong>La</strong>ke Superior, 38; amixture <strong>of</strong> fanaticism, 38claimed a monopoly <strong>of</strong> conversion,38 ; make a map <strong>of</strong> <strong>La</strong>keSuperior, 38 ; <strong>the</strong> missionarystations, 46 ; trading with <strong>the</strong>Indians, 47 ; doctrine <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>Immaculate Conception a favoritetenet <strong>of</strong>, 61 ;<strong>great</strong>ly opposedto <strong>the</strong> establishment <strong>of</strong>forts <strong>and</strong> trading-posts in <strong>the</strong>upper country, 88 ; oppositionto Frontenac <strong>and</strong> <strong>La</strong> <strong>Salle</strong>,102 ; Frontenac's hatred <strong>of</strong>, 102turn <strong>the</strong>ir eyes towards <strong>the</strong> Valley<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Mississippi, 1 03 no;longer supreme in Canada, 104<strong>La</strong> <strong>Salle</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir most dangerousrival for <strong>the</strong> control <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><strong>West</strong>, 104 ; masters at Quebec,108; accused <strong>of</strong> selling br<strong>and</strong>yto <strong>the</strong> Indians, 109 ; accused<strong>of</strong> carrying on a fur-trade, 109,110; comparison between <strong>the</strong>Re'collets <strong>and</strong> Sulpitians <strong>and</strong>,112; seek to establish a monopolyin <strong>the</strong> fur-trade, 114;intrigues against <strong>La</strong> <strong>Salle</strong>, 115;seek to embroil <strong>the</strong> Iroquoiswith <strong>the</strong> French, 115; exculpatedby <strong>La</strong> <strong>Salle</strong> from <strong>the</strong> attemptto poison him, 116; inducemen to desert from <strong>La</strong>Jesus, Society <strong>of</strong>, see Society ojJesus.Jogues, Fa<strong>the</strong>r Isaac, preachesamong <strong>the</strong> Indians, 5, 59.Joliet, Louis, destined to hold aconspicuous place in history <strong>of</strong>western <strong>discovery</strong>, 23 ; earlylife <strong>of</strong>, 23 ; sent to discover <strong>the</strong>copper mines <strong>of</strong> <strong>La</strong>ke Superior,23, 58 ; his failure, 23 ; meetingwith <strong>La</strong> <strong>Salle</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> Sulpitians,23 ;passage through <strong>the</strong> Strait<strong>of</strong> Detroit, 27 ; makes maps <strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong> region <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Mississippi<strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> Great <strong>La</strong>kes, 32 ; claims<strong>the</strong> <strong>discovery</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Mississippi,33 ; Frontenac speaks slightingly<strong>of</strong>, 34; at Saut Ste. Marie,51 ; sent by Talon to discover<strong>the</strong> Mississippi, 56 ;early history<strong>of</strong>, 57 ; characteristics <strong>of</strong>,58 ; Shea first to discover history<strong>of</strong>, 58 ; Ferl<strong>and</strong>, Faillon, <strong>and</strong>Margry throw much light on<strong>the</strong> life <strong>of</strong>, 58 ; Marquettechosen to accompany him on hissearch for <strong>the</strong> Mississippi, 59;<strong>the</strong> departure, 60; <strong>the</strong> Mississippiat last, 64 ; on <strong>the</strong> Mississippi,65 ; meeting with <strong>the</strong>Illinois, 66 ; at <strong>the</strong> mouth<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Missouri, 69 ; on <strong>the</strong>lower Mississippi, 71 ;among<strong>the</strong> Arkansas Indians, 72 ; determinesthat <strong>the</strong> Mississippi dischargesinto <strong>the</strong> Gulf <strong>of</strong> Mexico,74 ; resolves to return to Canada,74 ; serious accident to, 75 ;letter to Frontenac, 76 ;smaller<strong>of</strong> his discoveries, 76 ; mar-

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